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Front page of an 1895 issue of The Broad Ax, published in Salt Lake City.

This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in the state of Utah.

Although new African American newspapers continued to be established in Utah through at least the 1990s, many of the state's historical African American newspapers date to a period of journalistic ferment between 1890 and 1910.[1] During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the state's African American population grew, reaching 1,144 in 1910.[1] The state's first African American newspapers, The Broad Ax and the Utah Plain Dealer, were both established in 1895, and several others followed soon after. Many of these early local papers were members of the Western Negro Press Association, which held its fifth annual meeting in Salt Lake City in 1900.[1] The Plain Dealer was the longest-lasting of the early papers, running for more than a decade from 1895 to 1909.[2]

Newspapers

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City Title Beginning End Frequency Call numbers Remarks
Ogden Ogden Eagle 1946[3] 1947[3] Weekly[3] or twice-monthly[3]
  • Ogden's first African American newspaper.[4]
Ogden Intermountain Voice 1949[4] 1951[4]
Salt Lake City The Advisory 1992[5] ?[5] Quarterly newspaper[5]
Salt Lake City The Broad Ax / BroadAx / Salt Lake City Broad Axe 1895[7] 1899[6] Weekly[7]
  • LCCN sn84024055, 2011254257
  • OCLC 10392922, 664616893
  • ISSN 2163-7202
Salt Lake City Democratic Headlight 1899[8] 1899[8] Weekly[8]
  • Edited by J. Gordon McPherson,[9] with A.B. Douglas and A.H. Grice.[8]
Salt Lake City Tri-City Oracle 1902[3] 1903[3] Weekly[3]
  • Published by Rev. James W. Washington of Calvary Baptist Church.[10]
Salt Lake City Utah Plain Dealer or Plaindealer 1895[11] 1909[11] Weekly[11]
Salt Lake City Town Talk ? (between 1890 and 1910)[1] ?
  • Edited by Willis P. Hough.[12]
Salt Lake City Western Recorder 1897[8] 1897[8] Weekly[8]
  • Published by S.P. Chambers.[1]
Salt Lake City Wordpower 1970[4] 1972[4] Biweekly[13]
  • Free newspaper supported by advertising.[13]
Salt Lake City Central Worker[13] / Central City Worker[14] 1971[14] 1972[14] Biweekly[14]
  • Free newspaper supported by donations and grants.[13]
West Valley City The Mountain West Minority Reporter and Sentinel 1990[15] ? Bimonthly newspaper[15]
  • Advertised as "The voice of Black America in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon & Colorado."[15]

See also

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Works cited

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "The Broad Ax and The Plain Dealer Kept Utah's African Americans Informed". History to Go. Utah Division of State History. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  2. ^ Sweeney 2009, pp. 207–208.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4267.
  4. ^ a b c d e Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 109.
  5. ^ a b c Junne 2000, p. 551.
  6. ^ a b University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library. "The Broad Ax". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  7. ^ a b c Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4266.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Alter 1938, p. 389.
  9. ^ May 1987, p. 144.
  10. ^ Sweeney 2009, p. 208.
  11. ^ a b c d Abajian 1974, p. 393, ¶ 4268.
  12. ^ R. L. Polk & Co.'s Salt Lake City Directory. 1904. p. 433.
  13. ^ a b c d Pride & Wilson 1997, p. 231.
  14. ^ a b c d "About The Central City worker. [volume] ([Salt Lake City, Utah]) 1971-197?". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  15. ^ a b c "About The Mountain West minority reporter and sentinel. (West Valley City, Utah) 1990-current". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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